Most Indians have a thing about overcast skies and fritters and chai. Deep fried goodness of flour coated vegetables, chillies, or fish is much loved on most days. But when it rains, this thing that we have for all things fritters takes a heady turn. Sort of like a dull, pleasing yearning. We crave for chai and pakode. I don’t know why, but we do. There is a warm comfort in holding a steamy cup of chai or the kashmiri Kehwa , indulging in the crunch of the fritter and watching the rain through the window or sitting …
Paneer Tikka – Hariyali (Pan fried )
Friday nights! If you have kids you know that Friday nights do not necessarily mean that you get to paint your nails a dark shade of red and get out to paint the town in the same color of divine abandon. Well not every single Friday night. There are those Friday nights when a weekend school project is due the next week and you want to stay back to help. Not that the 12 yr old asks for it, but sometimes it is better for my own heart’s health to think I am around when if she needs me. …
Hot Pepper Shrimp
A while ago, actually make that a long while ago, I posted about the group that I and two of my friends started. We get together once a month with other members and cook/ learn/teach . There is only one rule. – Cook with fresh ingredients. Our last months theme was Caribbean food. Our host sent us links to recipes and a general guideline. My friend, Debbie chose to make the Jamaican hot pepper shrimp. It was gone – in moments. These were so fun to eat, that we all gathered around a table and kept munching on them. Did …
Mushrooms with Balsamic Vinegar
Balsamic vinegar with button Mushrooms . Two of my favorite things. One I like to cook with, the other I like to cook and eat. Light bulb and an idea! Why not cook them together. And I did. The results were worth sharing so here I am – with yet another kitchen experiment gone well. It’s really quick to cook, great in taste and makes a great first impression that lasts long. This goes well as an appetizer or even a side dish/ salad. It is a light on oil and salt dish, so there is absolutely no guilt …
Mirza Ghasemi- Persian Grilled eggplant dip
It is a quintessential Persian dish from the Northern province based on its use of abundant garlic .
Kutchi Dabeli
Dabeli – from the Kutch region of Gujarat to the streets of Mumbai. What a journey of a delicious yet unassuming food, which mysteriously travelled from one place and became one with another place too. It’s sold on carts on the streets of Mumbai and Gujarat and people throng to eat one. The time of the day does not matter. But what does matter is that you should have inside information which cart sells the most delicious ones. They all make good dabelis but there are some that make them a tad bit better and the regulars at these street …